147: Quantum Computing with Yonatan Cohen

Yonatan Cohen – Co-Founder & CTO of Quantum Machines – joins us in this episode to tackle quantum computing!  Did you know anyone can run quantum programs on Amazon Web Services for mere dollars? Learn about this field early to take pole superposition in the race to understand and use quantum computers! 00:00:45 Introductions 00:01:20 Yonatan’s beginnings 00:03:49 The simulation question 00:05:51 How physics led to quantum computing 00:14:56 Richard Feynman 00:16:44 On the irreversibility of normal computers 00:21:25 Logic gates 00:25:04 Qubits 00:30:11 An example of qubits 00:38:19 Why simulating a quantum computer matters 00:42:23 NP-complete problems 00:48:57 More people at a higher development level are needed 00:54:16 Quantum machines in the middle layer 01:02:56 Working at Quantum Machines 01:05:05 Farewells Resources mentioned in this episode: Links:Quantum Machines:Website: https://www.quantum-machines.co/Careers: https://www.quantum-machines.co/careers/Yonatan Cohen:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-cohen-10076b113/ References:Getting Started with Quantum Computinghttps://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/how-to-learn-quantum-computing If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on  Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our Discord Help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★